The trachea is a tube-like structure in the neck and upper chest. It stretches from the larynx, or voice box, to the bronchi and transports air to and from the lungs when a person breathes. When a ...
Larynx transplant overview In a larynx transplant, multiple tissue components are transplanted. It’s an example of vascularized composite allograft transplantation, or VCA transplant. This type of transplant can include the larynx, pharynx, esophagus, trachea, thyroid and parathyroid glands, neurovascular structures, and skin.
A larynx or trachea transplant may help people who have severe damage to their throat. It may result in the ability to breathe through the mouth, swallow better and speak.
Throat anatomy The throat includes the esophagus, trachea, larynx, tonsils and epiglottis.
Laryngotracheal (luh-ring-go-TRAY-key-ul) reconstruction surgery widens the windpipe or voice box to make breathing easier. The windpipe also is called the trachea and the voice box also is called the larynx. Laryngotracheal reconstruction involves placing a small piece of cartilage into the narrowed section of the windpipe to make it wider and stay open. Cartilage is stiff connective tissue ...
Total laryngectomy and total occlusion of the larynx with tracheostomy are associated with an impaired sense of taste and smell, an increased incidence of tracheobronchial infections, stomal ...
Nature: 87 Squamous Metaplasia and Necrosis of Trachea and Larynx after Nasotracheal Intubation of Premature Infants
87 Squamous Metaplasia and Necrosis of Trachea and Larynx after Nasotracheal Intubation of Premature Infants
The New England Journal of Medicine: Unusual Congenital Anomaly Involving the Larynx, Trachea and Esophagus
CONGENITAL anomalies involving the larynx, trachea and esophagus are rare. Five types of tracheal and esophageal anomalies have been described by Ladd. 1 Sayre and Hall 2 reported 2 cases of anomalies ...